Zellgato clicks his comms-on a wider spectrum uttering a single phrase "Starting covering fire for K" the click of the bolt clearing the spent dart propolsion round, easing in another as Zellgato fires upon another target near the frey.
On hit Sickened for 8 rounds. 50% Speeds reductions. 4/6 Biohacks remain
Previous sickend person now 7 rounds
Charles is rather surprised at these guys' willingness to attack a three-headed monster... and even more surprised at their effectiveness. But while he's a bit bruised, they haven't really hurt him yet... and he suspects they're rather easier targets than he is.
He rears up on his four hind legs and swats at his initial target with both of his forepaws.
Kai plinks at the boathook bro while desperately hoping that Nissa is okay and that Theo is on his way to bust some butt.
Wow, I an actually shoot this thing and not miss! Must've been all those action movies I watched, thinks Kai.
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Zellgato clicks his comms-on a wider spectrum uttering a single phrase "Starting covering fire for K" the click of the bolt clearing the spent dart propolsion round, easing in another as Zellgato fires upon another target near the frey.
[dice=Sniper Scoped Toxic Shot] 1d20+8 To Hit;1d8+2 P Damage On hit Sickened for 8 rounds. 50% Speeds reductions. 4/6 Biohacks remain
Previous sickend person now 7 rounds
The folks near Gris were not expecting combat and weren't prepared for it. If they find something they can use as a weapon, they might change their mind. One of them has just fallen through the exterior of this fake device their climbing on.
The three, including the sickened one, were teamed up on Charles while Kai fired at them from behind cover.
These guys are wearing swim trunks and red shirts. Zellgato's second shot hits as well, but not the one he was aiming for. That was close.
Charles is rather surprised at these guys' willingness to attack a three-headed monster... and even more surprised at their effectiveness. But while he's a bit bruised, they haven't really hurt him yet... and he suspects they're rather easier targets than he is.
He rears up on his four hind legs and swats at his initial target with both of his forepaws.
[dice=Attack]1d20+5
[dice=Non-lethal damage]1d3+11
[dice=Attack]1d20+5
[dice=Non-lethal damage]1d3+11
The sickened man with the boat hook whose tooth Charles knocked out avoids a paw but then catches another. He crumbles onto the deck.
The other two look ready to attack again, but then something phwips through the air and one man looks like he's been stung. Kai shoots the other one.
The two Red Shirts realize they're being fired upon from two directions. They leap into the water.
The boss dude who intended to ride Big Blue One before Nissa stole it has already disappeared below deck.
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“Let’s get you safely outta there. Tell me how I can help without risking damage to the Starfish.”
If there is a safe way to do so, Nissa attempts to gently lift Big Red off of the Starfish.
She sends an urgent text to Theo, just in case.
At the very moment Theo gets the text from Nissa, a bear thunders by. There are indications that this is no ordinary bear. For one thing, he's running onto a yacht as if he has a mission. For another, he's carrying gear.
Charles and Kai see a bear appear on the deck on the yacht just as the mooks leap over the side.
There is one boss dude lurking below. You do not know how many others there are.
Charles starts trotting towards the door (errr, hatch?) that leads belowdecks, smoothly changing back to his bipedal form as he does. "Come on! The..."
Then he sees the bear running up. He tenses for a moment before realizing it looks familiar.
"Wait... you're one of the ones that was working with us earlier, right?" he asks.
Kai yelps as the bear thunders onto the deck, frantically scrambling to get to higher ground, but Charles's reaction tempers that a little.
"Oh, hey. Good to see you again. But... how did you get here?"
"I'm distinctive that way. Where do you need me?"
The panicking young CEO thrashes about in his mecha trying to get it vertical again. As he does, he hits the Starfish. You don't see any cracks on the windows, but he can't keep doing that.
Frightened social influencers bounce against the glass windows of the Starfish.
"We've got to go below. One of them ran back down there, and who knows what they could be up to? And if there's any kind of equipment related to the whole world-hopping thing, they probably wouldn't have it on deck."
Zellgato Dials up Gristlethorn to put him on speaker phone, "Howdy. I'm also here-We've..sorta met. I've got some overwatch going. Need me to come in or keep watch?" Zellgato will also take this moment to top off his weapon
Charles, standing at the hatch, can hear someone shouting down below, but he's not loud enough that Charles can hear what he's saying.
Kai looks alarmed at Charles's words. "We have to get to them as soon as possible then! If they are desperate who knows what they might do!"
The engineer moves to open the hatch that leads belowdecks.
Charles pushes ahead of Kai. "Then let me in front," he says, opening the way.
Zellgato: It's lonely doing overwatch, particularly when everyone disappears below deck or below water. There are a few red shirts investigating the fake structure. There's a very handsome and muscular fellow on the dock. Pretty much everyone else is out of sight.
Charles, Kai, and Gristlethorn: It's a big yacht. Big enough to have labels on some of the doors. Following the voices you pass numbered guest rooms, a gym, a hologames suite, and an open automated kitchen/bar. A robot built into the counter of the kitchen is chopping limes with what looks like a very dangerous knife. He watches the heroes as they pass. "Armory is that way," says the robot helpfully, pointing in the direction the voices are coming from.
Theo: A bear ran by, onto the yacht, but Nissa texted you from beneath the seas.
Oh, I just set the woman’s movement back three centuries with that comment.
Nissa decides she’ll apologize to a mirror later. For now, she tries something she never thought she’d be the one to do in any super-heroic situation:
Lift something heavy!
Working on the assumption that no one else combat engaged the Handsom Muscle fellow, Zellgato start to move in on the area for lack of a better idea. Unless Red Shirts start to do something odd. As he hasn't be briefed in detail concerning their actions.
(Taking Dashes I guess. 30ft base dash is x4? so a few rounds probably).
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"So start in the armory, make sure these guys don't have any more weapons than they 'aught?"
"Great," is Charles's resigned response as he heads in the indicated direction.
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Zellgato Dials up Gristlethorn to put him on speaker phone, "Howdy. I'm also here-We've..sorta met. I've got some overwatch going. Need me to come in or keep watch?" Zellgato will also take this moment to top off his weapon
If that did the trick, Nissa relaxes a bit and opens a comm link to Theo. She believes his earbuds will help him hear underwater.
Zellgato Dials up Gristlethorn to put him on speaker phone, "Howdy. I'm also here-We've..sorta met. I've got some overwatch going. Need me to come in or keep watch?" Zellgato will also take this moment to top off his weapon
It will take you a couple rounds to get to where they are.
"Great," is Charles's resigned response as he heads in the indicated direction.
The robotic bartender goes back to chopping limes. The group continues in the direction of the armory. The door is half-open. You can hear shouting coming from within. "Okay, let's go f*~~ 'em up!" shouts a man's voice. "F#!# 'em up, big time!" replies a very high pitched voice. Another unusually high pitched voice replies, "Big time f&+~ 'em up."
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“Uh—” Over Theo’s comm, Nissa is panicking—until she sees Theo to the rescue! “—YES!! I’ll meet ya halfway. Let’s get dudebro outta the red robot!”
Nissa tries moving the red robot toward shore, a.k.a. toward Theo, to shorten the distance.
Theo mimes to the pilot in the cockpit to hold his nose. Once that's communicated, the goding will use his considerable strength to rip the cockpit door open.
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“Dammmmmnn...,” she says, clearly impressed by Big O’s immense physical prowess. “I see what the straight girls see in ya. Hopefully, some on the Starfish are watching!”
Theo helps guide Dudebro to the surface and safety.
Theo breaks the surface of the water with powerful strokes bringing disoriented dudebro with him and then to the safety of the dock.
A guy Theo doesn't recognize is running past towards the yacht.
On the yacht, the door is at the end of a corridor. The door is partly shut. It's open enough that you've been able to hear what's going on inside. The door opens inward.
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Nissa tromps Big Blue out of the water, dragging the broken Big Red out.
“Theo, your dad would be proud. That was amazing!”
She calls up the Thin Spot guys, “Is the Starfish doing okay? The Olympian saved the dude-bro’s life just now, in case your guests were wondering. Just let me know if you’re safe.”
Kai watches the others expectantly, motioning with the eyes towards the partially open door and raising an eyebrow.
Then Kai texts the group chat. "Everything going okay out there? We have the second dudebro plus ?? henchpeople under the deck, and they don't seem inclined to peaceful action."
"Better not get all clogged up in the hallway here," Charles whispers to the others.
He holds up three fingers, silently counting down one by one, then charges through the door.
Nissa replies to the chat,
As Nissa texts, Charles busts the door down. On the other side is dudebro#2 and two robots, one large one that sits above a tank-like tread and a smaller one that looks like a headless canine. The dudebro and the two robots are all armed with lasers. The larger robot is wearing a t-shirt that says Big Time.
"Gentle beings. The jig, as you say, is up. Surrender is your best option."
Theo hauls it to meet up with Charles to assist.
[dice=Initiative]1d20+2
"Gentle beings. The jig, as you say, is up. Surrender is your best option."
"Wow, a talking bear! Cool." says the dudebro, aiming his laser at Gristlethorn and preparing to shoot.
"Your friend surrendered and the rest ran away. Don't try to resist, please, you will only get hurt!" Kai makes a final appeal to the dudebro's reason.